Ann and all: I will try to answer all your questions one by one. First of all, however, I have to tell you that my husband has a degree in electrical and computer engineering and is Microsoft certified. He even believes there is something going on with the BN. I am not saying it couldn't be something else, but we do not even have any security, and I am assuming that the BN is supposed to connect even with security on the router. I understand my story is nutty, but just like a few others here I am have major difficulty that not only we can't solve but that Humanware can't solve either. I appreciate the help, but I also felt a little bit upset that I was accused of blaming the poor BN. I was only giving facts to try and get help hoping to give info that a lot of folks here don't give when asking for help. I have tried on my own to solve this, and I spent a lot of money on this upgrade just like everyone else. Anyway, before I answer the questions below, I have been playing around a! nd have fo und that if I remove my Ambicom and reinsert it I can do another function so I have to remove it each time I want to switch from email to the internet. I have connected inthe bedroom which is where I am writing from and how I got your email. However I have taken the card out but if I had left it in while replying here I would need to take it out and reinsert to send this. See below for answers to questions.
> ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ann K. Parsons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Braillenote List <[email protected] >Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 20:27:50 -0400 >Subject: [Braillenote] TOTALLY, UTTERLY FRUSTRATED >Hi all, >Reggie, does it have to be a problem with the BrailleNote? My gut feeling >is that it may be a problem with the router, not necessarily that it >needs repairing but here are a couple of questions for you. >1. Has anyone else tried your network; someone with a laptop, someone >with another BrailleNote? ,? 0 a "q ask$ 0 ,humanw>e4 ,my husb& tri$ ! c>d ) his laptop bo? up/airs & down 9 |r base;t4 ,x "w$ p}fectly & n 9t}mitt5tly4 >2. Where is your router? ,|r r|t} is 9! -put} room on "o (! %elves ( |r new -put} desk4 ,x is n ne> a metal cab9et1 al? ! -put} pku ,i ?9k x is call$ is on ! floor on :eels next 6! desk4 ,no microwave 9! room b "o 9! kit*54 ,no magnets any": 2c ( all ! equip;t we h4 Here are some no-nos for places for your >router. Remember, your router is a radio transmitter. Do not place >it in or near a metal cabinet. Do not place it near a microwave. Do >not place it on top of the refrigerator or near any magnets. If you >can't connect in the room next door, what's in the wall between you >and the router? Is there a heating duct? ,? is pissibly "s? 6?9k ab1 al? z ,i sd ,i h be5 3nect$ "h1 9t}mitt5tly4 Try moving the router two >or three feet one way or the other. Is your house made of wood or >brick or is it made of cement blocks? ,my h,|se is made ( brick4 <smile> When I casually >mentioned your problem to my computer guru he said, if she's got a >cement block house, it'll be like a faraday cage. You won't get >anything outside your house. Keep it away from the phone. ,we only h cell ph"os4 >3. Are the antennae up or down. ,ag ? is "s?+ 6*eck ) ,aldo1 al? ,i wd ?9k he wd "k t4 They should be up, and with nothing >close to them to block your signal. >Poor little BrailleNote, taking *all* the blame! I'll bet it's a >problem with the router, me! >Ann P. >-- > Ann K. Parsons >email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp >"All that is gold does not glitter. >Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
